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breechclouts

breechclouts is the plural of breechclout.

Meaning of breechclout

Noun

breechclout (plural breechclouts)

  1. (dated) A breechcloth or loincloth.
    • "Come in," says the old man, in Japanese. "Don't leave your ass hanging out that way." He is naked except for a sort of breechclout twisted from what may once have been a red T-shirt.1999, William Gibson, All Tomorrow's Parties (Bridge trilogy; book 3), New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →ISBN, page 2

Questions about breechclouts

What is breechclouts the plural of?
Breechclouts is the plural of breechclout.

Words near breechclouts in the dictionary

  1. breechblock
  2. breechblocks
  3. breechcloth
  4. breechcloths
  5. breechclout
  6. breechclouts
  7. breeched
  8. breechen
  9. breechens
  10. breeches
  11. Breeches Bible

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